The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-29
500 and 81 Broad St. Newark, N. J.
Fourth Regiment Inspection.

The members of the Fourth Regiment,
N. G. N. j., held sway in the Oakland
Rink last Thursday night, and thousands
of people witnessed one of the most
brilliant and successful military events
that have been given by the Fourth Reg-
ment in Jersey City in many years. 1t
would have required but slight stretch of
the imagination for the spectators to have
transferred themselves to battle field,
and viewed the various maneuvels which
characterize an inspection, muster and
drill. The scene presented an air of &C
tivity seldom witnessed there. Field and
staff officers appeared in all the splendor of
their uniforms, and the buttons and he'll
NETS of the boys shone with brightn PISS
which was evidence of careful regard for
their personal appearance and of the i'm
portance Of the occasion. The gorgeous
trimn ings and bright red plume of Drum
Major Brownlee'S unlfoTn made him a
conspicuous figure, and he welded his
shiniI baton with picturesque dexterity,
while the band played marth and inspirit-
ing airs that goaGed the boys to do their
best and prettiest.
The exhibition opened with the gun de-
tachment drill, which p owed to be one OF
its most Interesting features. Lieutenant
Robert Smith had drilled his thirteen natty
YOUR men to perfection OF which he
should fell proud, and the agility display
ed by the young men IN executing the
various orders caused many expressions of
wonder and surprise. T6ey obeyed ali
orders for loading and firing the naval
howitzer in their charge with sur
prising quickness, and nothing could
exceed their alertness in dismounting and
dismantling the carriage. But 1t was
especially interesting when Lieut.. Smith
uttered the command drop" to see each
man fall prone to the ground with stimuli
taneous action-wLieh elected fattering
burst of applause. After the gun drill
the drums and flies pealed forth and the
regiment marched in fine style and pre-
sented an excellent appearance. well exc
cuted dress parade followed, after which
the Hon-commlssioHed officers appeared
and were presented with school badges for
l8S6-1887 by Adiutant Girardin. A muster
and inspection of the regiment by Col.
Parker, Col Hamilton, Majors Boltwood
and Hartley and Capt. Wallace of Gen.
Steele's staff was then had, after which
bat alton drill with six companies of twelve
files front each was given, and it proved an
interesting conclusion of the exercises.
A reception was afterwards held, and
one hundred fifty couples participated in
an attractive grand march. and the parry
spent the rest of the evening in
dancing. Among those who VII
messed or participated in the event were
Sergt. Compton, Co. E, wife and daughter,
Mr.. Keller and mother, VIM. Jarvis and
wife. Sergt. J. NJ Keim and Miss Mathews,
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Gordon, Sergt. Lang
ton, wife and daughter, Mr.. Brown and
lady, Mr.. Andrews and lady, Wallace
Eames of New York, Corp. Stern and wife,
Mr.. Greenough and wife, Capt. A. Bush
and wife, Lieut. Arthur Steel and wife,
Sergt Bour and lady, Capt. herring, Co.
d, and wife, Sergt B. I. Moore, ex-Lieut.
Reed, Co. L, 18th Regiment, N G. S. N. Y. !;
Second Lieut. Nodyne, Co. G, and wife,
Corp. Cullen, Co. A, I'd Regt,, and Miss
Meyer, Corp. Seifert and wife, Al. s. Ste
berg of New York, and Miss Lizzie Smi b,
Mr.. Drake and Miss GussIe Smith, II. Ger
ken and Belle McGinHis, Capt. Boltwood.
Lieut.. Col. John Ba ker, Lieut.. F. j.
Mathews, Capt MASON. Major Steele,
Charles Smith and Miss Cora Barker,
Lieut.. Weinhagen. Comdt. Gun Detach-
ment I'd Regt., Mrs. G. W. Russell, W.
Walsh and sister, Nj. Nugent and daughter,
M. J. Redmond and Miss Crossley.